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Season opener at Gimli Drag strip today


Went for the day and took a few pics, Hard press to find any Pontiacs there. Was a ok day, a little sun a little rain and a lot of wind. So windy that the faster class cars were limited to only 1/8th mile.


This was one fast Acadian,   It was always anounced as a Pontiac Acadian.

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nice ride    I always did love the Pontiac Acadians

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Don Goodfellow and crew, great guys.  Out of the trailer and before they got to tech front pump seized on power glide and split the bell housing. Great start to the season !!  First purchase a aftermarket glide case.



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A borrowed glide in place.

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OPPS!    Better there, than down the track at 100 mph

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A few more pics,

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This is not a Torino, its a Falcon.

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Just a couple more

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This car is crazy.The untouchable .

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Greg Byrnes another great guy Running in the 9's with his new motor, was very happy. 71 Vega

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This Opel had trouble doing 12's  A stock 396 but haveing trouble.

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Just had to take this pic, Ice cream truck at track.

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Sorry guys, I love the 64 Dodge and Plymouths....

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1960 Laurentian Safari 
1960 Laurentian 4door(scrapped)
2001 Grand Am Traded on a '96 Suburban 2WD
2002 Hyundai Accent(SOLD)
1968 Grand Parisienne Scrapped and SOLD

 

Calgary, Alberta, but raised in Peterborough



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I just had to show this pic,  not the usual engine for a dragster;

  

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Nice pics. What is the fastest run you saw in the 1/4?

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Astro Jet wrote:

Nice pics. What is the fastest run you saw in the 1/4?



It was a strange day,The winds got so strong that at the drivers meeting they decided  to run the faster Super Pro and Pro ET classes only 1/8 th mile. A track first as far as I can remember.  The slower cars were oK for the 1/4. Nothing faster than 9's in the 1/4 and 5's in the 1/8th.  The quick cars stayed in the trailers. I think it was probably fear of what happened a few season ago. A 56 chevy blew over on its roof at the end of the track because of a big gust of wind.

 



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